For some obscure reason, this movie was released without so much hype. Well maybe except for Nicki Minaj looking normal for a change. Had Kate Upton gone out with the kid from high school who asked her to the prom (after a very hyped proposal on YouTube), then she would have gotten into my good graces and expedited my watching of this movie. I got a text message from a very good friend who asked me to watch it with her. I asked "Is it any good?". "I dunno, Cameron Diaz is in it" , she said. Yeah, what about Cameron Diaz in this movie? She already had mommy roles, sexy girlfriend roles, cheating girlfriend roles, so what haven't we seen?
It was nice to see Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (name's a mouthful and I'm not sure I could pronounce it either) in a suit and looking oh so debonaire. Last time I saw this guy in a movie was in Wimbledon with Paul Bettany. Apparently he also was in Kingdom of Heaven with Orlando Bloom, but of course with the popularity of "Legolas" and "The Pirates of the Carribean" franchise, we wouldn't bother looking at those guys in minor roles. Recently, he was in Oblivion and the horror flick Mama, both movies I didn't bother to watch. This dear sir, is most famously known as the sister-fornicating-one-handed-kingslayer, a.k.a. Jamie Lannister in Game of Thrones.
The storyline is simple, with Cameron Diaz playing the role of the other woman, who had no idea that Nikolaj's character has a wife in the suburbs, played by Leslie Mann, who somehow plays the naive (and boring) suburban wife down to a T. Eventually she finds out about the illicit affair, confronts Cameron and annoyingly and pathetically befriends the other woman. During the course of the movie, Nikolaj does some more philandering and stumbles upon the voluptuous Kate Upton who now happens to be the current flavor. So as the story unfolds from one confrontation between the naive wife and the other women, they all agree to get even on the philandering husband. The storyline now shifts parallel to that of the First Wives' Club as they plotted and schemed to bring down the husband.
Just like any story, there are lessons to be learned and these are what I think they are:
The storyline is simple, with Cameron Diaz playing the role of the other woman, who had no idea that Nikolaj's character has a wife in the suburbs, played by Leslie Mann, who somehow plays the naive (and boring) suburban wife down to a T. Eventually she finds out about the illicit affair, confronts Cameron and annoyingly and pathetically befriends the other woman. During the course of the movie, Nikolaj does some more philandering and stumbles upon the voluptuous Kate Upton who now happens to be the current flavor. So as the story unfolds from one confrontation between the naive wife and the other women, they all agree to get even on the philandering husband. The storyline now shifts parallel to that of the First Wives' Club as they plotted and schemed to bring down the husband.
Just like any story, there are lessons to be learned and these are what I think they are:
- Nobody wants to see you doing your business, as in NOBODY. You might think that it's okay to have a conversation with your other half because of all the years you've been together while doing your business on the potty, well this movie shows that it ain't pretty. Could be the reason why hubby went to another hottie.
- Cry on the inside, like a winner. Definitely a yes! Whatever happens, you have to suck it all up, just like a winner.
- Don't get mad, get even and leave the cheating dick broke.
- Look out for the hot brother.
Yes, Gaga, you are one really lucky lady to bag this hunka-burning-love. But seriously, in the Philippine setting, can mistresses be friends with the legal wife? I think not. From other movie references such as Separada and A Love Story where Maricel Soriano plays the wife in the former and the other woman in the latter and both movies spanned at least 10 years apart, it certainly didn't happen. The later references would be No Other Woman wherein the wife (Christine Reyes) and the mistress (Anne Curtis) tried to outdo each other. And of course the soon to end teleserye The Legal Wife which grossed high ratings due to the brazen confrontations and cat fights that will do Jerry Springer proud. Or perhaps such occurrence has yet to be reported. If a kitten can suckle from a dog, then there's no reason why the wife and mistress couldn't be friends...at the bitter end.
So definitely look out for the hot brother. Haha!
So definitely look out for the hot brother. Haha!
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